Ever since its creation as a medium in the 19th century, photography has changed the way we see the world, bringing real-life subjects an...

The 18th century in Europe was a golden age for portraits and landscape paintings, particularly since the aristocracy was so fond of givi...

As the 20th century was a turbulent one, the movements in the art world that rose and fell were a collective response to the breakdown of...

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Europe in the 1920s and 1930s was a hotbed of new artistic movements, giving rise to the strange geometries of Cubism and the contradicto...

With so many new ideas and developments emerging in the early 20th century, it's no surprise that the art world saw an explosion of new f...

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For those who know their history, the name Francis Bacon is usually associated with an English statesman and philosopher best known for h...

While the Dada art movement of the 1920s and 1930s was short-lived, numerous artists have since tried to recapture or mimic that eccentri...

As a modern artist, Jeff Koons has made a name for himself both visually and financially. He's best known for his skilled reproduction of...

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